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Become a Wetland Detective
What can a bird, a dragonfly, or even a drop of water tell you about a wetland?
Join WWF-India at Bashettihalli Wetland for a hands-on morning of observation, exploration and discovery. You’ll become a wetland detective, working in teams to spot birds and insects, investigate the water and piece together clues about the wetland around you.
Along the way, you’ll explore one key question:
How healthy is this wetland?
No specialist knowledge is needed. Just bring your curiosity and a willingness to look a little closer at the natural world around you.
What to Expect
01 — Get Your Field Kit
Start with a quick briefing, collect your field kit and get into teams.
02 — Follow the Clues
Head out into the wetland to look for birds, butterflies and dragonflies. What can you spot that others might miss?
03 — Test the Waters
Use a simple field kit to investigate the water and discover what it can tell you about the wetland.
04 — Connect the Dots
Bring your observations together. What are the species, water and other clues telling us?
05 — Read the Wetland
End with a group reveal and conversation about what helps a wetland thrive, and what threatens its flow.
*Registration Required.
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Your Facilitators
Shashikala Iyer
Shashikala Iyer has been leading WWF-India’s Wetland Conservation Programme in Karnataka since 2016, driving strategic initiatives and on-ground implementation focused on the conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of critical wetland and river stretches across the state. Under her leadership, the programme in Karnataka has delivered impactful outcomes through science-based interventions, policy engagement, and community-driven action. A strong proponent of capacity building, she actively engages with diverse stakeholders—government officials, practitioners, and communities—to strengthen institutional and technical capacities for wetland management.
LOHIT Y T
Lohit Y T is an environmental professional with 16 years of experience in development and conservation, specializing in river and wetland conservation, ecological restoration, project implementation, stakeholder engagement, and citizen science.
A nature enthusiast and amateur taxonomist, Lohit has contributed to the discovery of two new spider species and genera, and documented a novel occurrence of mushroom growth on a live frog in the Western Ghats. He is the recipient of the Indira Priyadarshini Environment Award 2025, Government of Karnataka, in recognition of his contributions to wildlife conservation.